Peoples’ Gazette
Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe says he has made a case for an upward review of statutory allocations to state and local governments to meet the ever-expanding challenges of social-economic human and infrastructural development.
He stated this on Tuesday in Gombe while flagging off a nationwide sensitisation on the ‘Review of Existing Revenue Allocation Formula’ by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).
As the sole revenue allocation agency, the governor explained that RMAFC was charged with the periodic review of Nigeria’s revenue allocation formula, in line with current realities.
“The last time such review was successfully conducted was in 1992, some 29 years ago. Since then, a lot of changes have taken place across our social, political and economic spheres, thus, necessitating a revi…